Learning to be respectful in a shared space
Riley Bomford, Calrossy Anglican School
Riley Bomford is a leader at Calrossy Anglican School, a boarding school in Tamworth. From a farm near Barraba, the 17 year-old, Year 12 student has taken everything boarding has to offer since starting at Calossy in Year 7.
An outgoing student, he has every intention of utilising his … [Read more...]

Apprehensive at first about the idea of boarding school, 15-year-old Damon O’Sullivan from Dubbo has come to see the experience as one to cherish.
Starting at St. Ignatius’ College Riverview in 2018 was a big change from what Damon was used to at home, but it was a school tour prior to starting that gave him insight into what life might be like there.
“It made me really … [Read more...]

Georgia Porteous recently graduated from Kinross Wolaroi School. A boarder from Dubbo since Year 7, she was excited about boarding school for several years prior to starting. So much so, some were worried boarding may not live up to her high expectations. She looks back over the past six years of her boarding life to offer some advice to those who may be just starting out as a … [Read more...]

One of the great things about Boarding Schools Expo is not just the events we host each year that bring boarding schools and families from rural and regional NSW together under the one roof, it's the resources we gather over time. Resources that help families make the right decision for them about what schools to choose.
Here are tips and advice offered to us by families who … [Read more...]

Living 50km north of Moree, Jodie and Andrew Crowe had discussed the idea of boarding school before the first of their six children arrived. It was something they felt was right for them but would take some adjustment as each child left home.
As for choosing what schools would best suit their children, it was a personal decision based on the positive impression past Ascham … [Read more...]

Prudence Brosnan is one of the Boarding House captains who co-leads the St Margaret’s sisterhood living on campus. She hopes to inspire, motivate and encourage her fellow ‘sisters’ to take full advantage of their St Margaret’s boarding experience and all of the opportunities available.
From Thallon in South West Queensland, Prudence had to adjust to a completely different … [Read more...]

Fiona and Bill Aveyard from Tullamore have approached the search for boarding schools for their brood of four children with an open mind...and some time on their side. Both went to boarding school, Kinross Wolaroi School and The Scots College, respectively. As Fiona told Boarding School Expo’s Kim V. Goldsmith, boarding school was generally a positive experience and they are … [Read more...]

Year 8 student at Pymble Ladies College, Eloise Wilson of Narromine is a most composed and eloquent young woman. She sat down with Boarding Schools Expo's Kim V. Goldsmith recently to share her experience of being a boarder.
What has boarding been like for you?
I was definitely a bit homesick at the start. But with all the staff support and being surrounded by the girls … [Read more...]

Stephanie Day from Wagga Wagga is a mother of three children - Harry (finished 2014), Lachie (finished 2016), and Sophie (who will finish this year). In the transition to becoming a boarding parent, she opened her gallery, Paper Pear, clocking up an undisclosed number of kilometres as a boarding mum and 'Art Gypsy'. Loving it all, life got hectic.
As our guest blogger this … [Read more...]

Technology has infiltrated our daily lives in such ways, many of us are almost unaware of it...until it starts to interfere with what we’re doing.
The use and abuse of technology in schools across the globe has taken the headlines at times, as society works through how best to use mobile devices and the information and opportunities they give us access to.
In this final … [Read more...]